Jeremiah 51:36 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 51:36 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
לָכֵ֗ן
kên
H3651
thus
כֹּ֚ה
kôh
H3541
thus
אָמַ֣ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
הִנְנִי
hên
H2005
behold
רָב֙
rîyb
H7378
to contend
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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רִיבֵ֔ךְ
rîyb
H7379
strife
וְנִקַּמְתִּ֖י
nâqam
H5358
to avenge
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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נִקְמָתֵ֑ךְ
nᵉqâmâh
H5360
vengeance
וְהַחֲרַבְתִּי֙
chârab
H2717
to lay waste
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יַמָּ֔הּ
yâm
H3220
sea
וְהֹבַשְׁתִּ֖י
yâbêsh
H3001
to dry up
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מְקוֹרָֽהּ
mâqôwr
H4726
spring
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore thus says Yahweh: Behold, I will plead your cause, and take vengeance for you; and I will dry up her sea, and make her fountain dry.
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King James Version Public Domain
Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Therefore Yahweh says this: See, I am about to plead your case and bring about vengeance for you. For I will dry up Babylon’s waters and make her springs run dry.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).